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Bay Area Restaurants, Wineries Sue State Over Ban on Outdoor Dining, Wine Tasting

The Wine Country Coalition for Safe Reopening filed a lawsuit against Governor Gavin Newsom and California State Public Health Officer Tomás J. Aragón, alleging that the state’s ban on outdoor dining and wine tasting is arbitrary, irrational and unfair. The impact of the ban has brought “ravaging” effects not just on local businesses but thousands of workers who have lost jobs, the Coalition contends.

According to the complaint, the state regulations enacted in December 2020 arbitrarily and unfairly targeted restaurants, wineries and tasting rooms by indefinitely and without scientific basis, banning outdoor dining and wine tastings in Napa, Sonoma and elsewhere, while allowing indoor businesses such as retail to operate with little regulation.

The Coalition comprises more than 50 restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms and suppliers across Napa and Sonoma counties, as well as other parts of the Bay Area.

For comments, questions or concerns, please contact Lisa Brown

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About Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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